Elswick Colliery
Mill Pit
Strata sunk through in the Mill Pit, Elswick Colliery. December 19th, 1828
Shaft Details
Sunk: 19 Dec 1828
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Outset |
13 |
0 |
|
13 |
0 |
| Soil and clay |
13 |
0 |
|
26 |
0 |
| Post |
53 |
0 |
|
79 |
0 |
| COAL - Main Coal (entirely worked out) |
0 |
0 |
|
79 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
39 |
6 |
|
118 |
6 |
| Whin girdle |
2 |
0 |
|
120 |
6 |
| White post |
1 |
4 |
|
121 |
10 |
| Whin girdle |
1 |
2 |
|
123 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
129 |
0 |
| Whin girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
130 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
6 |
|
133 |
6 |
| COAL - Metal Coal Seam |
1 |
7 |
|
135 |
1 |
| Thill |
2 |
3 |
|
137 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
34 |
6 |
|
171 |
10 |
| Whin |
1 |
8 |
|
173 |
6 |
| White post |
6 |
2 |
|
179 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
18 |
0 |
|
197 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
6 |
|
210 |
2 |
| Grey whin |
3 |
0 |
|
213 |
2 |
| White post |
9 |
0 |
|
222 |
2 |
| Whin |
1 |
0 |
|
223 |
2 |
| White post |
16 |
0 |
|
239 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
0 |
|
247 |
2 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
1 |
4 |
|
248 |
6 |
| Thill |
0 |
6 |
|
249 |
0 |
| Black jet |
0 |
3 |
|
249 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
14 |
0 |
|
263 |
3 |
| White post |
76 |
9 |
|
340 |
0 |
| White post |
26 |
3 |
|
366 |
3 |
| Blue whin |
9 |
0 |
|
375 |
3 |
| White post |
18 |
0 |
|
393 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
400 |
3 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
3 |
4 |
|
403 |
7 |
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Band |
3 |
6 |
|
407 |
1 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
6 |
4 |
|
413 |
5 |
| COAL |
4 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Thill |
6 |
0 |
|
419 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
18 |
0 |
|
437 |
5 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
33 |
6 |
|
470 |
11 |
| White post |
21 |
0 |
|
491 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
21 |
0 |
|
512 |
11 |
| Grey whin |
1 |
6 |
|
514 |
5 |
| Grey post |
27 |
0 |
|
541 |
5 |
| Grey whin |
3 |
0 |
|
544 |
5 |
| Grey post |
14 |
6 |
|
558 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
15 |
6 |
|
574 |
5 |
| White post |
14 |
0 |
|
588 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
588 |
9 |
| Thill |
4 |
0 |
|
592 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
593 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
0 |
|
599 |
2 |
| White Post |
10 |
6 |
|
609 |
8 |
| COAL - Beaumont Seam |
5 |
4 |
|
615 |
0 |
| COAL |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Band |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
|
|
| White post |
16 |
9 |
|
631 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
633 |
0 |
|
Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881
original entry for sinking/boring number 0789 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881"
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